Gilgit (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 24 March, 2026) Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has taken another initiative to promote education, especially girls’ education, in the Diamer Basha Dam project area.
Diamer spokesperson Bhasa Dam said that WAPDA had approved Rs. $94.23 million in funding for 75 schools in the Diamer region under the Community Accelerated Learning Schools (CBALS) programme.
WAPDA has allocated funds from its emergency budget to ensure its continued operation. Under the agreed arrangement, these schools will now be operated over the next three years through structured collaboration with joint supervision by WAPDA, Gilgit-Baltistan Education Department, and READ Foundation. You will provide the initiative essential education To 2,250 out-of-school girls in Chilas, Tenjer and Darel.
WAPDA also agreed to rehabilitate five selected government schools in Tanga and Darrell, besides providing basic educational facilities and two bases to transport students to schools.
An amount of Rs. 29.5 million have been allocated for this purpose.
This initiative is being taken at the suggestion of Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts and will be implemented under the joint supervision of WAPDA, GB Ministry of Education and GB Scouts. Besides repair and rehabilitation works, furniture, stationery and other basic educational facilities will also be provided in these schools. In this regard, WAPDA has officially informed the Deputy Director of Education, Diamer, of the need for immediate implementation of the project.
It is noteworthy that WAPDA, under the Diamer Basha Dam Project, has already completed several initiatives to promote education in Diamer district, including the establishment of Chilas Cadet College at a cost of Rs. 2.10 one billion And a general army school In ox at a cost of Rs. 22.6 million. Furthermore, public schools in Tangier and Darrell have also been rehabilitated, while several other educational projects are in various stages of approval and implementation.